Breeding bird surveys at Strawberry Hill have many challenges, as despite the huge amount of birdlife, you see hardly any of them. Our favourite exceptions to this are the male whitethroats which…

Sian Williams, Senior Monitoring and Research Officer, provides a brief summary of the top ten breeding bird species recorded on our breeding bird transects over the last 10 years.

Discover the bird that’s a favourite amongst birdwatchers, despite the fact that most rarely see one.

An update on the different types of bird surveys currently happening on nature reserves, and what they can tell us.

Find out more about breeding bird surveys on Wildlife Trust nature reserves, what they can tell us, and how to get involved

At Pitsford Water nature reserve, we are fortunate to have six tern rafts which instantly attracted a breeding colony of terns to the reservoir back in 2000 when the first raft was installed,…

The silhouette scaffolds of branches expose sleeping bare stick thorns - and bright future life

With the exception of the ring ouzel, you can find all our thrushes in winter, and they are quite easy to identify. All are small to medium sized birds with an upright stance, often found feeding…

An update on how how we've been safely conducting our surveys during the second survey season of the pandemic...

Why can't we expect all wildlife to respond to our changing climate in the same way? As Mark Boyd explains, it may depend on how species tell the time.